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Chapter 34
Spencer’s POV…
Right after Benedetta left after our spiteful argument, my phone started bombarding with calls and messages from my father. The formal Alpha.
I intentionally ignored each of his calls since I know that the news of the contract has already reached him. TL company has announced the results of the meeting and sent congratulatory emails to each company for collaboration. So it’s not like I could hide it from my father.
Right now, Unable to keep my phone calm in my pocket, I decide to pick up the phone call.
After all, everytime, I go against him, something bad happens.
So, you failed to get the project!”
How pathetic I am.
“No. It’s a shared project! Since the 50th anniversary Fashion Gala will be held extravagantly, Alpha Benefort has decided to give two companies to handle the project!” I try to explain as much as I think I should. Once I am finished with my plans, I will just shut his mouth forever.
“That means the Armstrong company isn’t good enough to handle the entire project alone. That’s called failure!” He scoffed.
“First of all, this is a company that belongs to Spencer solely. Second, I didn’t fail. Also, you don’t have to be so bitter about everything. As long as the company’s annual profit is more than five billion dollars, you have no right to meddle in my business, Father!”
A burst of laughter echoes my eardrums when my father starts laughing. The worst laughter in this world and I hate it so much that I always wanted to cut his throat. However, I must wait. Wait until everything becomes alright.
“David! You met your star and already started acting out. But remind you, my son. Don’t repeat the exact mistake that you made fifteen years ago. You are still a kid who doesn’t know how to survive in the world. So you better behave. Bye!”
Was it a threat?
Probably. But it’s not working on me anymore. After all, there is nothing I have to lose.
I lost lots of things at once. I wanted to live like a healthy average boy, but like she said – I was born with a golden spoon could take over the world with zero contributions.
However, did anyone ask behind that zero contribution, I have buried thousands of dreams and happiness?
I lost everything when I first met her. I knew once I would cross my boundaries, she would turn into nightmares. Yet, I wanted to make her my star in those nightmares. I wanted to hold her.
But I failed. Also I won. Won against my own desire and heart. Living like a lifeless, ruthless Alpha who was ready to kill people.
Alpha! Formal Luna called earlier!”
Leon approaches me from behind, with a concerned look on his face.
“What did she say?” Adjusting my handcuffs, I asked.
No matter how much she makes her look like she is supporting me, deep down, she also wants what I want. The ultimate
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“She asks to run a DNA test on previous Luna’s previous kids. She said if you don’t want to do it, she would personally do it!”
As expected, she has already guessed that the kids are mine. But I am not going to give her the taste of the doubt. Even if they’re mine, there is no way I will let them come into my life.
“Tell her that I did run a DNA test and it came out negative.”
“Are you sure?”
“I am!”
I don’t want to dig into the depths of the truth. If she refuses to tell me the truth, let her be. I know they’re my kids. However, I don’t think I am capable of accepting them.
“What if she asks for proof?”
“Do you want me to give you an idea for this simple matter?”
“I apologize. I will send a copy immediately!”
Twenty years ago, there was a guy named Mister Greg. A middle aged Man who used to take care of our horses. He taught me how to ride on the horse when I was only six.
I told my dad who I used to think of as my role model about how much fun it was.
Next week, I learned about his death. His wife blamed me. I didn’t know why. All I knew was that because of me, he died.
Five years after his sudden death, I was still riding my horse when my path crossed with a same year old girl. Her eyes were shining. When the sunlight hit her pupils. Her eyes looked like autumn afternoon. The brown leaves created the blanket.
She was looking at me with the exact fascination as I had.
But I knew – She belonged to a different world.
She was lively and agile. She started talking like she was the bird that was free forever. She looked adorable but free, out of my reach.
One day, she found out my biggest secret. She caught me doing something that was forbidden for me.
She didn’t say anything on that day. She stayed until the fallen afternoon. Her beautiful curly hair covered half of her face.
She looked ethereal and dreamy.
She praised me and told me that I was the one who would decide my own destiny. And I thought how nice it would be if I could join her. The world where I didn’t have to bury my desire and happiness.
I wanted to. I wanted to break the cage. But it was stupid.
She introduced herself as Rogue and I hated them.
The moment she introduced herself, there was a hint of disgust and fear too. I couldn’t afford to lose my star who would show me the way to get my freedom.
But it wasn’t until I found my father who I used to think of as my role model, lying on the bed with lots of wounds.
She hit him after a party. My father warned me about her passive aggressive behavior towards him. But I didn’t believe it.
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My star was beautiful and warm. She couldn’t hurt anyone. But I was lost. It was before me, the evidence.
I slowly lost my patience and trust in her.
It was too much to bear but it was honestly happening before me. And till now, I still don’t know why she did that.
‘Alpha! There is a commotion here!”
Leon’s words bring me back to my senses when the door of the 8th floor opens. I have some clients to meet here.
But when Leon points to the direction of the Spa, I can’t frown.
“How dare you ignore the allergic instructions I gave you!” A woman yells at her employee.
But behind her, the scene that appears before my eyes, drops my frozen heart to the stomach.
Benedetta!?”
She is holding Bryan and Scarlet in her arms and rushing towards the Infirmary. Bryan’s face is swollen and Scarlet is having an asthma attack.
“Leon! Take out my EpiPen! Right now!”
Unexpectedly, I couldn’t ignore my own children’s health issues. The symptoms of Bryan’s allergy is from apricot. I’m severely allergic to Apricots. Scarlet’s symptoms are from cashew. That’s Benedetta. Benedetta loves cashews but she can’t digest them or get touched by them. It seems like both kids had skinship with them.
“Benedetta!” I called her name, unable to hold myself. She looks mortified and on the verge of tears.
“Spencer!” The tears she has been holding back, finally flow through her face,
“Do–Do you have an EpiPen? They were connected to Apricot and Cashew. I don’t know how this can happen. Please.. Help!” She bursts into tears while walking fast towards the infirmary. “I always keep their EpiPen just for any emergency but… I forgot to!”
I have! Let me carry Scarlet. She is having an asthma attack!”
She didn’t resist this time, giving Scarlet to me, she grabs the cold towel from a woman she called Miss Sheila and starts wiping Bryan’s body.
I am sorry. I checked things twice before supplying them into the kids section. We don’t use that product for kids at all. We will investigate the situation and let you decide how you will punish us for everything. We are sincerely sorry for everything!” Sheila keeps apologizing and passing Benedetta the cold towel.
Leon helps them with my EpiPen. Thankfully I carry it everywhere. After all, there are hundreds of people who are ready to kill us, anyway possible.
“Are you feeling better?” I ask Scarlet who opens her eyes. Her eyes are red–rimmed and some rashes are still on her neck.
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“Dad?”
A throb against my heart suddenly makes me startle. Did she just call me Dad?
I can’t help but hug her tightly. She is mine. My daughter. My blood.
The wolf in me has its own strong attraction for its pup. I wanted to ignore their existence as my kids because of my own cowardly and pathetic situation. I am a shitty father who-
“Why isn’t he receiving my phone call? Here kids are calling him but ” Benedetta almost throws the phone against the wall
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